Table 2 Composition of the mineral phases (%)

From: Mineralogical and petrographic characterization of the Cerrillo Blanco Iberian sculptures

Sample

Cal %

Qtz %

Or %

0365(1)a

95.84

4.16

 

0353(1)

95.86

4.14

 

1365(1)

94.55

5.45

 

0365(2)

97.67

2.33

 

0353(2)

83.50

13.67

0.82

1365(2)

95.88

4.12

 
  1. Sculpture samples: 0365, 0353 and 1368
  2. Mineral phases: Cal   calcite; Qtz  quartz; Or   orthoclase
  3. aDifferent sampling of the same piece: (1) surface dust and (2) fragment
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